MaartenSFS wrote:I have to agree about Jake Mace (Bet that's not even his real name). The comments under his videos are hilarious. People actually believe that that is actual Gongfu.. PATHETIC.
windwalker wrote:Why post a video and not translate anything that was said.
klonk wrote:
Wei has the cotton but not the steel. It's not his fault. Even in China, lots of people suppose that is how it works.
Strange wrote:windwalker wrote:Why post a video and not translate anything that was said.
sound like tone of moderator; maybe you can consider to apply to be one
i think you can do a good job
Strange wrote:this is the translation of the vid i posted
cheers
windwalker wrote:Strange wrote:
Why post a video and not translate anything that was said.
"Taijji has been changed since the time of its invention to reflect more of an exercise program rather than martial arts even though it's being billed as martial arts."
A friend translated some of what he talked about. Other native speakers might offer a more in depth synopsis.
marvin8 wrote:
He spoke out about what he learned from it and his changed stance on the usefulness of Tai Chi. Listen to him reflect on himself, the art of Tai Chi, and what he is now. Hope you enjoy the translation and the subsequent exploration of Lei Lei's Weibo (Chinese version of Twitter).
"Taijji has been changed since the time of its invention to reflect more of an exercise program rather than martial arts even though it's being billed as martial arts."
windwalker wrote:"Taijji has been changed since the time of its invention to reflect more of an exercise program rather than martial arts even though it's being billed as martial arts."
oragami_itto wrote:windwalker wrote:"Taijji has been changed since the time of its invention to reflect more of an exercise program rather than martial arts even though it's being billed as martial arts."
Like I've been saying, this guy doesn't even believe in the validity of taijiquan as a martial art. He's not looking to his taijiquan for answers to the problem of combat. He's not the savior that's going to redeem IMA in the eyes of the world.
windwalker wrote:Instead what is offered as competency, are clips of movement, push Hands, or those showing as I sometimes post unique skill sets demoed in a specific context.
There are no clips offered showing of people successfully using it in competitive environments recognizable as such.
Peacedog wrote:Good for him.
It mirrors my moment of Zen involving martial arts. Short version, I got into a friendly match with a retired Dominican boxer. He was about ten years out of his prime and I out weighed him by 20 pounds. He beat me like a little kid. He was so fast I didn't even see the first punch that hit me. It lasted two rounds. He didn't knock me out, but honestly that was because he was being nice about it.
That was when I switched over to more of the meditative/yogic end.
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